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Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Managing sourcing for 6 brands across various product categories viz. Cosmetics, Sports, Pet Care, Home Textiles, Apparel and Home Improvement.
• Dealing with 40+ plus vendors across different categories & time zones catering to the demands of business teams.
• Proficient in rate negotiations, onboarding new vendors, cost reductions by adding new vendors, meeting tight pricing and delivery timelines of business teams, focusing on new product development, competition mapping.
• Restructured the supply chain for critical materials and products, reduced timelines resulting in reduced inventory levels by 15% without impacting business.
• Implementing vendor score card for onboarding / finalizing the vendors.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Responsible for sourcing garments for renowned brands viz. Kmart, Bass Pro, Wolverine and Mark's Work Wear.
• Carrying out sourcing activities with vendors across India, China, Bangladesh, etc.
• Helped business team to onboard Mark's Work Wear as our client resulting in regular orders from client of approx. $4 min annually.
• Carrying out product testing, inspections, QCs and audits as and when required.
• Collaborated with the HR department to roll out training programs, elevating the procurement team's negotiation skills.

Faridabad Area, India

• Carrying out Sampling and Bulk Orders of Buyers such as Benetton, C&A, Old Navy Kid’s, Mango, Spring Field, Loblaw’s, etc.
• Involved in Product Development and developing new qualities and executing them till the shipment delivery.
• Supporting senior procurement managers with data analysis for strategic decision- making.
• Good Exposure of Dyeing, Printing and other Processing Related Methods.

• Dealing with Technical Queries, New Product Development.
• Experience of Working in Big Corporates like Welspun India Ltd, Trident India Ltd, Alok Industries, Arvind Mills, Banswara Syntex, Pratibha Syntex, etc as a part of Huntsman Team.
• Knowledge of all Fastness Tests and Conducting them in the Lab and Analysing the Results.

B. Tech, Textile Sciences And Engineering

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